World Happenings Briefly Told
Two naval airmen were killed when their plane crashed at sea during war games. The Girl Pat, a Grimeby trawler, returned to Portsmouth from Georgetown British Guiana. Frances Perkins said labor legislation on minimum working conditions tops the Roosevelt program. Alpha Warner billed as most beautiful milkmaid declined stage offers to deliver milk. Hugh de Tenebrokes Glazebrook, 82, noted portrait painter, died in Italy. his work hangs in Ottawa. Alberta issued 54 300 car licenses by May 1 1937 signaling rising prosperity. Colonel Mario Pezzi reached 15 655 metres in a new high altitude flight. Manitoba chemists seek a grass safe dandelion killer. details withheld.
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Pacific Ocean
United States
Pat
Portsmouth
Georgetown
British Guiana
William Spears
Flower Pot Island
Georgian Bay
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Alpha Warner
New York Times
Italy
Hugh de Tenebrokes Glazebrook
Mario Pezzi
F. R. D. Swain
Royal Air Force
University of Manitoba
Manitoba
Printing press feel for typists spurs odd device story
Kathleen Tsuchiya at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco works on a Japanese typewriter with 3 500 keys to compose letters in both English and Japanese. The machine, an Oriental invention, uses 3 500 metal types and an lifting arm, and customs classified it as a printing press. One of six Japanese typists in San Francisco, she bridges two languages.
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Kathleen Tsuchya
Japanese Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
Kathleen
Japan
Tsuchiya
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Unusual San Gottardo Record Of No Deaths Or Births
A long lived Italian village reports no deaths or births in three years among its 400 residents. The decrepit priest recalls forgetting funeral rites as the bishop visits, while the text shifts to a cosmic aside noting Jupiter’s size and its nine moons.
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San Gottardo
Italy
Jupiter
World Wheat Field Size and Distribution
The food research bureau of Sanford University reports about 400,000,000 acres under wheat, roughly 1 percent of world land. About 90 percent lies in the northern hemisphere, with Asia > a third, Europe slightly less than a third, and North America < a quarter. Russia leads with 78,400,000 acres. the British Empire 72,300,000. Canada under 30,000,000. the United States 65,300,000. China 49,100,000. the French Empire 22,400,000. and the Italian Empire 12,000,000.
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Food Research Bureau of
Sanford University
Equator
Asia
Europe
North America
Russia
British Empire
Canada
United States
China
French Empire
Italian Empire
Average Driver Faces Faults Behind Traffic Toll
Harvard University bureau for street traffic research says the average motorist is well meaning and capable but bears responsibility for accidents. A spokesman notes minor failings become major in emergencies, urging drivers to confront them to prevent manslaughter and serious damage.
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Harvard University Bureau For
Warvard Bureau
Galt
Not On Diet Menu for Kalakaua Coronation Found
The recovered coronation menu for Kalakaua shows the banquet at Iolani Palace featured soups fish crabs lobsters seven roasted meats two curries and many sides with seven wines and six desserts. The article notes Hiawatha as a Mohawk figure and mentions Daimler allegedly building the first V type engine in 1888.
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Kalakaua
Hawaii
Iolani Palace
Pattern 4413 shirtfrock by Anne Adams for all sizes
Pattern 4413 offers a versatile shirtfrock with notched collar clashed sleeves and front buttons. Suitable for beginners, it supports fabrics like percale seersucker or linen and requires 3 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16, with illustrated sewing steps. Send 20c and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Hidden Drawer Reveals Diamonds After Auction Buy
An Australian buyer paid 35 dollars for an old bureau in Geelong and discovered a secret drawer containing a bundle of sheep’s wool with diamonds valued at 15000 dollars. The other line notes that tuberculosis of the spine has appeared in human skeletons over 10,000 years.
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Geelong
Australia
Helium Supply and Global Interest Highlight Texas Plant
The Amarillo Texas plant refines most global helium from natural gas with a 20 million cubic feet per year capacity. Helium’s low weight and non explosion risk make it highly sought by nations, notably Germany, amid earlier Hindenburg events. Prices have fallen from 2500 dollars per cubic foot in 1918 to about two fifths of a cent.
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United States
Amarillo
Texas
Germany
Hindenburg
Canada
Kansas
Esau and Jacob Contrasted in Genesis Lessons
Sunday School lesson for May 23 uses Genesis 25 19 34 26 34 35 27 1 46 with Hebrews 12 14 17. It contrasts twin brothers Esau the hunter favored by Isaac and Jacob the homebound favorite of Rebekah, highlighting favoritism, hunger, and treachery leading to Jacob’s acquisition of the birthright and blessing.
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I. Corinthians
Esau
Jacob
Isaac
Rebekah
Fsau
Syria
Paddan-aram
Gardening tips for sowing depth and spacing in a safe rule
The article advises sowing depth roughly three times the seed diameter and thinning after germination. It compares tiny seeds like poppy and onion to larger bulbs and crops such as gladioli potatoes peas and corn, and stresses that crowded plants become weak. It suggests spacing roughly half as much as the plant height for all plant types to ensure sturdy growth and storm resistance.
Mystery Stonehenge Roofed Temple Theory Says French Scholar
A French archaeologist argues Stonehenge was once a covered temple with a roof and walls over the stone skeleton. He compares it to a North American earth lodge, challenging the open-air worship image long held by scholars.
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Britain
Stonehenge
England
A. Wayson de Pradenne
University of Paris
Antiquity
Great Plains
Victoria Times
Mystery of Marie Celeste widow dies in New York
Frances Richardson widow of the Marie Celeste first mate Albert Richardson died in New York. The couple sailed in 1873 the ship vanished with crew and cargo undisturbed. The Dei Gratia later found the vessel near the Azores with no crew aboard and a single untold fate remains. A planetarium description follows.
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Frances Richardson
New York
Azores
B. S. Briggs
Johnsons in the United States Reach Over One Million
A census style note reports about 1,024,000 individuals named Johnson in the United States. The figure highlights surname prevalence across the nation, illustrating common family name distribution.
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Johnson
United States
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Hiawatha
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Quebec
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